Quick Summary of this Past Week in FAU Athletics

I'm going to make this as short as possible considering I've taken about a week off from blogging.

First let's get into what nearly every American puts first in their lives... football. The Owls' (5-6, 3-3) 4 game winning streak was snapped against Arkansas State (5-5, 3-2) as FAU's inconsistency throughout the season came to a head. Passes were being dropped like they were playing hot potatoes once again. Maybe it was because it was freezing for the South Floridians, but they've been doing that all season so probably not. The defense looked pretty good again and have steadily improved the whole year. The game looked promising because they say good teams know how to score at the end of halves, and that's just what the Owls did, tying it up at 14 to end the first half. Too bad they couldn't do anything offensively in the second half. Although the Owls have played inconsistent, their wins and losses from week to week are showing a pattern. They lost their first, won their second, lost four, won four, then lost one last week. If the pattern continues, FAU looks to beat up on its rival FIU this weekend to stay bowl eligible.

Now, let's switch sports. Baseball made news this past week, even though their season doesn't start for another couple of months. They signed 10 prospects for next years team. New head coach John McCormack is already making an impact, and as sophomore pitcher Glen Troyanowski said, "He's more hand on, he's more organized, he has us feeling more together as a team."

The women's tennis team also made a new addition. They signed Marcella Hora-Cava , who brings in 26 years of experience, to lead the Lady Owls in their upcoming season that begins in early January.

More lady Owls news, the women's basketball team (1-2) got their first win of the season, defeating UCF 68-63. After looking sluggish in their first two match-ups, they came out playing hard. Maybe it was because it was an in state rivalry, but no matter what the difference maker was, look for them to play more of the same style in their next game, which is against another in state school Bethune Cookman College in the Burrow Tuesday night at 7pm.

Now, onto men's basketball (3-1), who are off to their best start in 20 years. Still no Carlos Monroe, but the guys have been looking like they're ready for an NCAA tournament birth without him. I know it's early to say it, but they barely lost to Arizona in the Wildcats own backyard, and they have won the rest of their games, and that's without their team leader. They won a close thriller against Santa Clara, and a blow out against UMKC since their only loss. Tonight the team will face it's biggest test yet at the Stephen Curry led #21 Davidson Wildcats. Tomorrow we should know just how good the team really is, well, without Monroe.

I promise to check in sooner next time. Until then, let's root on our Owls to get recognized nationally by beating one of the best basketball teams, and players, in the nation.